4 min readGurgaonUpdated: Dec 26, 2025 12:49 PM IST
Desilting of drains and sewer lines are scheduled for completion latest by May 31, before the onset of monsoon, when complaints of severe waterlogging pour in. (Express Photo)
A fourth stormwater master drainage system, a door-to-door waste collection network, new pipelines along key stretches, large-scale desilting of drains — these are the measures that authorities in Gurgaon plan to for early 2026 to put an end to two of the perennial woes in the Millennium City — waterlogging and garbage.
On efforts undertaken to tackle the city’s waste management problem, Municipal Corporation of Gurugram (MCG) Additional Commissioner Yash Jaluka told The Indian Express, “The proposal to divide the city into clusters for the purpose of tender to collect garbage is currently pending before the state government. We have submitted plans for two clusters as well as for four zone-wise tenders for doorstep waste collection. Approval is needed at the Chief Minister’s level, given the scale and associated costs of the project.”
The agencies selected for the task will be responsible for door-to-door garbage collection, segregation of municipal solid waste and transportation to waste processing sites. The move assumes significance as over the last year and a half, the MCG had relied on temporary arrangements and short-term agreements with third parties for garbage collection.
This comes after the civic body terminated its agreement with its earlier solid waste management concessionaire — Ecogreen — in June 2024, over alleged poor performance. The MCG had in July planned to set up four zone-wise tenders for doorstep waste collection, against an earlier practice where a single agency was responsible. Prior to that, the civic body had mulled hiring two or three agencies for the same.
Meanwhile, the Gurugram Metropolitan Development Authority (GMDA), which is responsible for maintaining infrastructure along main roads, is working on the fourth master drain network that will come up along the Southern Peripheral Road from Vatika Chowk on Sohna Road to NH-8. It will cater to the rainwater discharge from Sectors 68 to 80, during monsoon spells. The upcoming stormwater drainage system is also expected to ease the pressure on Badshahpur drain and curb overflow of stormwater during heavy rainfall.
“Leg 4 drain will be completed by May 31. As of now, 55 per cent of the work has been completed,” an MCG official said.
According to Jaluka, desilting of drains and sewer lines are scheduled for completion latest by May 31, before the onset of monsoon, when complaints of severe waterlogging pour in.
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The city has three stormwater drain networks, and the fourth is under construction.
The Leg I drain runs from Sikanderpur via Palam Vihar to Najafgarh, the Leg II drain from Sector 42 via Huda City Centre to Najafgarh, and Leg III from Ghata village via Vatika Chowk, Hero Honda Chowk and Sector 99 to Najafgarh drain, also called the Badshahpur drain.
To address the chronic waterlogging issue on the Narsinghpur service road along NH-48, a GMDA official said, a tender was floated on December 23 to set up a new drainage pipeline connecting Narsinghpur to the Badshahpur drain, ensuring smooth flow of stormwater during monsoon.
The new drainage pipeline is expected to provide a long-term solution by channelling stormwater to the Badshahpur drain.
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Highlighting the magnitude of the garbage menace in Gurgaon, MCG Commissioner Pradeep Dahiya had earlier this year stated that the city generates approximately 1,200 tonnes of waste daily, with around 40 per cent coming from Bulk Waste Generators (BWGs). The MCG is encouraging the BWGs to comply with the Solid Waste Management Rules, 2016, by managing waste within their premises.
“Residents and Resident Welfare Association (RWAs) who want floor-to-floor pick-up and other amenities, which are currently not part of the RFP, are encouraged to register as BWGs,” he had told The Indian Express.
Abhimanyu Hazarika is a Senior Correspondent with The Indian Express, based in Gurgaon. He covers southern Haryana.
Education
- Post-Graduate Diploma in Print Media, Asian College of Journalism (Class of 2020)
- B.A. (Hons) Liberal Arts with a major in Political Science, Symbiosis School for Liberal Arts (Class of 2019)
Professional Experience
Before joining The Indian Express, he worked with Bar & Bench (legal journalism) and Frontline magazine, where he developed experience in court reporting, legal analysis, and long-form investigative features.
Reporting Interests
His work centres on civic accountability, environmental policy, urban infrastructure and culture, crime and law enforcement, and their intersections with politics and governance in and around Gurgaon.
Recent Coverage (2025)
- Crime: Reported on the recovery of 350 kg of explosives and an AK-47 from a rented house in Faridabad, linked to the 2025 Red Fort car explosion case (November 11, 2025).
- Environmental policy: Covered protests outside a Haryana minister’s residence against a Supreme Court order that environmentalists argue could allow mining and real estate development on large parts of the Aravalli hills (December 21, 2025).
- Pollution control measures: Co-authored coverage of the Rekha Gupta government’s enforcement of vehicle restrictions at Delhi-NCR borders (December 21, 2025).
- Road safety and infrastructure: Examined response lapses in the Delhi-Mumbai Expressway hit-and-run case and ongoing investigations into high-speed road crimes in Gurugram.
- Animal welfare policy: Reported on concerns regarding the low budget allocated for stray dog sterilization by the Municipal Corporation of Gurugram (November 30, 2025).
- Urban culture: Featured the social media-driven popularity of a new Magnolia Bakery outlet in Gurugram (December 15, 2025).
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